Emergency Plumbing and Septic Service in Ivins, UT

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Improve Your Septic Systems Efficiency

Slow drains are not just inconvenient, they are telling you that you might need your septic tank pumped.

Get Rid of the Foul Odor

Can you smell sewage? That can be an indicator how full your septic tank is.

Nasty Sewage Backup?

No one wants to see sewage backing up into their sinks, bathtubs or toilets, but an overly-full septic tank causes this to happen.

Septic Drainage And The Purpose Of The Leach Field Known also as a leach field or an absorption field, a septic drainage field is responsible for filtering the wastewater from houses or buildings not linked to a primary sewer. Basically, the septic drainage system could be described as a network of perforated pipes that spread out in a field underground and work to disperse wastewater over as large an area as possible and strain out any contaminants prior to them soaking into the ground. Many homes do not have a drainage field, a fact that is particularly true in cities in which most properties are linked to a sewer system. However, a lot of older or remote rural homes do depend on a septic drainage system, and this has to be carefully maintained by the homeowner, as they are legally responsible for it and are the ones most at risk if there is a failure. How does a drainage field function correctly? A great many components are needed for a drainage system to work properly and do the job it is intended to do. It is vital that all of those components are maintained properly, since repairs can be quite costly if the septic drainage system breaks down or overflows. The location of the septic drainage system is selected very carefully to make sure that it will work correctly. Generally, the soil must be tested by a professionally trained engineer to make sure it is acceptable for septic drainage, since not all soil types, like clay for example, are. The drainage pipes that transport wastewater away from the house are put in underground, in a specially made trench. That trench will be partially filled with gravel prior to the pipes being put on top of it. When wastewater travels through the system, it flows out to the trench through the perforated pipes, and drains away into the ground through the gravel, which behaves as a filter to take out the nastiest contaminants. As the wastewater trickles down through the layer of gravel, larger contaminants get trapped there, while oxygen helps to leach smaller particles from the water. For the system to work, the pipes must be positioned angling downward slightly, away from the house, so that gravity pulls the wastewater away naturally. You will have to have your system checked out thoroughly by an engineer so you can make sure the water is drained from the pipes in a balanced way so that there is no obstruction or flood. Significance of maintaining a drainage system The septic system of any house is very critical, since it is vital for the environment that any wastewater has been filtered prior to reaching the underground water table. One more reason to make sure that the septic drainage system is working properly is that wastewater can be a serious health hazard to anyone living in the home if it is not draining away correctly. If the septic system becomes blocked, the wastewater will start to back up along the pipes, resulting in it entering the home and causing toilets and drains to overflow with foul-smelling, nasty black sludgy material. It can also mean that the soil near your home gets contaminated.

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